Raising awareness among Christians about the global status of the Great Commission. Sharing ideas and knowledge about missions and provoking thought and prayer. Comments and discussion is welcome.

October 24, 2010

One Promising Form of Business as Missions

I attended a Globalink event yesterday at Biola University in Los Angeles. It was an extension of the Lausanne Congress that was going on in Cape Town, South Africa. One breakout session I attended was "Business as Mission: Good Business, Great Ministry" with Dr. Tom Steffen & Rob Tribken. Usually, I am not a fan of business as mission, not because I don't think it will work, I'm just skeptical of it being effective enough that it can be worth all the time and effort. All those details will be explained on our website later. The one promising form of BAM I would be willing to support hands down right now would be business training or consulting. Savvy businessmen and women can go to developing countries and share their knowledge of business with fellow believers in the churches. This will empower the native believers to prosper in the business world, so that they can in turn have additional money to support their local ministry and mission efforts. The Bamers don't have to get tied up in one place for years establishing one business. They can travel around teaching and equipping thousands through seminars, etc. Plus, it also helps the indigenous church become more self-supporting.

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My desire is to create awareness among Christians of the global status of the Great Commission, share my thoughts and knowledge on the subject, provoke thought, and bring us all to prayer and action.
Jesus Christ saved this sinner in 2000 during my freshman year in college. During the first few years of my new life, my ministry focus was on evangelism to those around me on campus and in the community. In '02 I heard about the native missionary movement for the first time through a presentation by Gospelink. It changed the way I think about missions. Slowly, but surely, God began to open my eyes and broaden my horizons so that I could see beyond my campus and community to the greater needs world wide. 3 billion people are still unreached with the message of Jesus Christ. I could not ignore that fact any longer. After months of research and prayer, I became a volunteer representative for Gospel for Asia in '06. Though no longer with Gospel for Asia, I am looking forward to supporting other wonderful organizations. I am leity, but I have spoken at fellowships, churches, and mission conferences. I also contribute to aboutmissions.org